Battle of Carpio

Battle of Carpio
Part of the Peninsular War
Date 23 November 1809 Location El Carpio, Valladolid, near Medina del Campo, Spain 41°13′N 5°6′W / 41.217°N 5.100°W / 41.217; -5.100 Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
French Empire	Kingdom of Spain
Commanders and leaders
François Étienne de Kellermann	Duke del Parque
Strength
11,700	19,000
Casualties and losses
1,100 dead or wounded	60 dead and 88 wounded

Peninsular war: Castile & Andalusia 1809–1810

100km
62miles

Tormes

12

11

Tamames

10

9

8

Talavera

7

Alcántara

6

Medellín

5

Ciudad Real

4

3

2

Uclés

1

  

The Battle of Carpio or Battle of El Carpio took place at El Carpio, near Medina del Campo, Valladolid, on 23 November 1809, between a Spanish force of 19,000 men commanded by the Lieutenant-General Diego de Cañas y Portocarrero, Duke del Parque and a French force of 10,000 regulars and 1,700 cavalry under the General François Étienne de Kellermann during the Peninsular War. The French forces were defeated and forced to leave the town. In this struggle, died two distinguished Spanish leaders, Salvador de Molina and Colonel Juan Drimgold.